<br>'''Buchanan County, Virginia''' genealogy and family history research page. Guide to '''Buchanan County''' (established 1858) genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, wills, deeds and land records, Civil War records, Revolutionary War records, family histories, cemeteries, churches, tax records, newspapers, and obituaries.

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Guide to '''Buchanan County, Virginia ancestry, family history and genealogy''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, immigration records, and military records.

'''1858'''--Buchanan County was created 13 February 1858 from [[Russell County, Virginia|Russell]] and [[Tazewell County, Virginia|Tazewell]] Counties.<br>'''County seat:''' Grundy <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>

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'''1858'''--Buchanan County was created 13 February 1858 from [[Russell County, Virginia|Russell]] and [[Tazewell County, Virginia|Tazewell]] Counties.<br>'''County seat:''' Grundy <ref name="HBG" />

==== Boundary Changes ====

==== Boundary Changes ====

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For animated maps illustrating Virginia county boundary changes, [http://www.mapofus.org/virginia/ "Rotating Formation Virginia County Boundary Maps"] (1617-1995) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

==== Record Loss ====

==== Record Loss ====

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The courthouse burned in 1885 and a flood in 1977 damaged many later records.<ref name="Handybook" /><ref>Burned Record Counties (VA-NOTES). (n.d.). Library of Virginia. Retrieved 4 May 2012, from http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/va22_burnedco.htm.</ref> {{Fire}}

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{{Fire}}[[Image:Floods.jpg|right|150px|Floods.jpg]]The courthouse burned in '''1885''' destroying many records. In '''1977''' a flood caused extreme damage to many later records.<ref name="HBG" /> <ref>Burned Record Counties (VA-NOTES). (n.d.). Library of Virginia. Retrieved 4 May 2012, from http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/va22_burnedco.htm.</ref> <ref name="lost">[http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/rn30_lostrecords.pdf Lost Records Localities: Counties and Cities with Missing Records], 2, in ''Library of Virginia'' (accessed 4 April 2014).</ref><br><br>

*Turner, Ronald Ray. ''[http://www.pwcvabooks.com/documents/VirginiaCivilWarVets.doc Virginia's Union Veterans: Eleventh Census of the United States 1890]''. Available online, courtesy: [http://www.pwcvabooks.com/index.htm Prince William County Virginia] website. [Includes residents of this county.]

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*"Virginia's Union Veterans: Eleventh Census of the United States 1890." [http://www.pwcvabooks.com Prince William County Virginia], by Ronald Ray Turner. {{FHL|686323|item|disp=FHL Collection.}}

Land and Property

Local Histories

Maps

Buchanan County

Military

War of 1812

List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Why Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance... Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1883. FHL Collection 973 M2Lp v. 5; digital versions at Google Books and Internet Archive. [See Vol. 5, Virginia, Buchanan County, p. 65.]

Civil War

Regiments. Service men in Buchanan County, Virginia Genealogy served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Buchanan County, Virginia Genealogy:

Vital Record Substitutes

Buchanan County Virginia Genealogy Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

Family history centers provide one-on-one assistance and free access to premium genealogical websites. In addition, many centers have free how-to genealogy classes. See family history center for more information. Search the online FHC directory for a nearby family history center.